It's basically a defense against birds, reptiles, amphibians, that sort of thing.

这是一种对抗鸟类、爬行动物、两栖动物等袭击的基本防卫手段。

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The island's population includes 70 kinds of lemurs found nowhere else and about 90 percent of the other mammals, amphibians and reptiles are unique to its 226,656 square miles.

岛上物种群体包括在其它地方找不到的70种狐猴，其它哺乳动物占约90%，在其宽达226,656平方英里的土地上，两栖动物和爬行动物是稀罕独特的。

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The island's population includes 70 kinds of lemurs found nowhere else and about 90 percent of the other mammals, amphibians and reptiles are unique to its 226, 656 square miles.

岛上物种群体包括在其它地方找不到的70种狐猴，其它哺乳动物占约90%，在其宽达226，656平方英里的土地上，两栖动物和爬行动物是稀罕独特的。

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They added that the locations were also favoured by insects, which were an important food source for amphibians and reptiles.

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